Sunday, November 27, 2011

Hi there! Did you guys all have a fabulous Thanksgiving? If you're anything like us, you've been stuffing yourself FULL of great food and company. Perhaps to the point that 8 pm felt like midnight and you gladly fell into an early slumber, feeling satisfied and thankful on all fronts? On the topic of thankfulness, I have a LOT to be grateful for in 2011.

To name just a few...for my mom finding a new/better job despite this economy; for my friends who gave me the confidence to start selling my baking; for my boyfriend who supported me through all the crazy moments and even revealed a surprising talent for shaping sugar poppies at one point 8p; for all the customers who trusted me to whip up desserts for their family birthdays, anniversaries, and christenings; for 2 magazines publishing my photos, and for so so much more.

And you know I couldn't forget to thank all of you, my readers old and new, for showing such enthusiasm toward all that I do, whether it's the familiar cupcakes or something totally out of left field. I can always count on you all to cheer me on, and that means so much to me. To show my appreciation, I'm here today to present you with my 4thRecipe Shout-Out and yet another giveaway!

In the spirit of the holiday season, I'm giving away a batch of ANY COOKIES, BROWNIES, or OTHER BARS featured on this blog (must be stable enough to ship). I regret to say that this giveaway is limited to addresses in the continental US since baked goods are perishable. To enter, do as many of the following as you want and leave a separate comment for each thing you do! Please also make sure to leave a way for me to contact you if you win. The giveaway will close on December 7 at midnight, and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter.THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED! THANKS FOR ENTERING!

Leave a comment telling me which cookies you'd like if you were to win.

Tweet about this giveaway, tagging me @6bittersweets, then leave a comment telling me including a link to the post.

Lastly, if you (1) posted about a 6 Bittersweets-inspired recipe and I missed it; (2) made a recipe and took a photo, but don't have a blog; or (3) post about a recipe of mine in the future, please email me your name, photo, and blog post URL (if applicable) and I'll be sure to include it in my next round-up. Now let's see what scrumptious things have been comin' out of your kitchens!

Wow, what a giveaway! I'm really happy enough just reading about your sweet treats though, and wouldn't want you to worry about veganizing anything, so no need to enter me. Just keep those beautiful photos and recipes coming! :)

Do macarons ship? If so, I would LOVE to try the snickers macarons. If not, then it's a toss-up, but I think I would choose the s'mores bars. What a hard decision! Your peppermint Oreo brownies look great, as do the chocolate butterscotch cookies. Yum! So excited for the upcoming baking season!

You are so talented! I remember those heart shaped cookies and being in awe of those. I'm not entering the competition but just wanted to say that this post reminds me how freaking jealous I am of your baking skills :D

What an amazing giveaway Xiaolu! I'd love to try your macarons. I've never tried lemon macarons and I love citrus flavor so I'm really curious to have some (and I can't bake them...). I'm thankful for your blog and enjoy reading every post!

Oh my, all your cookies look amazing! But I would love to try some macarons! The mango marscapone or snickers ones! Though if those don't travel well, the orange hazelnut biscottis look amazing as well!

Great giveaway ! I follow you on FB though I am not regularly posting any comments here :-) Love everything you bake. If I win I would love to taste macarons made by you ;-) The flavor is your choice, love them all :D